Massachusetts Route 10

Route 10
Route information
Length:	60.69 mi[1] (97.67 km)
Existed:	1922 – present
Major junctions
South end:	Route 10 in Southwick
North end:	NH 10 at Northfield
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway Routes ← Route 9 Route 11 →

An "Alabama 10" sign as mistakenly posted in Easthampton

Massachusetts Route 10 is a north–south state highway that runs from the state line at Southwick to the state line at Northfield.

Route description

Route 10 crosses the border from Granby, Connecticut into Southwick, Massachusetts, overlapped with US 202. It runs north through the Pioneer Valley towns of Southwick, Westfield, Southampton, Easthampton, Northampton, Hatfield, Whately, Deerfield, Greenfield, Bernardston, Gill, and Northfield. Route 10 has a long concurrency with U.S. Route 5 for about 25 miles (40 km) from Northampton to Bernardston, where it was sometimes called the "5 & 10 Highway". During this concurrency, it closely parallels Interstate 91, with five exits from Northampton to Deerfield, with close access at Route 2 in Greenfield and another exit, solely for Route 10, in Bernardston. It crosses the Connecticut River in Northfield before entering New Hampshire. Route 10 is concurrent with seven other routes (US 5, US 20, US 202, and Massachusetts Routes 57, 9, 116 and 63) for 43 of its nearly 61 miles in the state with three points of triple concurrency, leaving less than a third of its length as the sole road designation.

History

An odd sight greeted motorists in Easthampton in July, 2005: standard issue Alabama state highway signs with the number 10 in a map of that state, instead of the standard Massachusetts square. This odd "Alabama 10" signage came about when a contractor mistakenly applied the sample from a federal manual.^[2][3]

Junction list

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Hampden	Southwick	0.0	US 202 south / Route 10 south	Enters state concurrently with US 202
		1.9	Route 168 east	Western terminus of Route 168
		4.3	Route 57	Beginning of triple concurrency
		4.9	Route 57	End of triple concurrency
	Westfield	9.6	US 20	Beginning of triple concurrency
		9.9	US 20	End of triple concurrency
		11.3	I-90 / Mass. Pike	I-90 exit 3; last exit for 30 miles (48 km) westward
		14.3	US 202	End concurrency with US 202
Hampshire	Easthampton	21.8	Route 141 east	Western terminus of Route 141
	Northampton	26.1	Route 9	Begin concurrency with Route 9
		26.4	Route 9 US 5	End concurrency with Route 9; begin concurrency with US 5
		27.8	I-91	I-91 exit 20; southbound exit, northbound entrance
		29.6	I-91	I-91 exit 21; southbound access; northbound access on Elm Street
	Hatfield	32.0	I-91	I-91 exit 22; southbound access
		32.3	I-91	I-91 exit 22; northbound exit
Franklin	Whately	34.0	I-91	I-91 exit 23; northbound entrance
		34.7	I-91	I-91 exit 23; southbound exit
		37.1	I-91	I-91 exit 24; no exit from southbound
		37.4	Route 116	Begin triple concurrency
	Deerfield	38.3	Route 116	End triple concurrency
	Deerfield River	44.6	Deerfield River Bridge
	Greenfield	46.0	Route 2A	Court Square, site of historic road marker
		47.7	Route 2	Four-way exit from Route 2; close access to I-91 exit 27
	Bernardston	52.5	US 5	End concurrency with US 5
		52.9		I-91 exit 29
	Gill	55.5	Route 142 north	Southern terminus of Route 142
	Connecticut River	56.8	Bennett’s Meadow Bridge
	Northfield	57.5	Route 63	Begin concurrency with Route 63
		59.9	Route 63	End concurrency with Route 63
		60.7	NH 10 north	State line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

See also

• New England Interstate Route 10

References

	Massachusetts portal
	U.S. Roads portal

1. ^ Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2005 Road Inventory
2. ^ Daniel, Mac (July 26, 2005). "Word to road crews: Tuscaloosa is over 1,000 miles thataway". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/07/26/word_to_road_crews_tuscaloosa_is_over_1000_miles_thataway/. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 
3. ^ "Alabama road signs in Massachusetts?". WSFA-TV. http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=3642053&nav=0RdDcgc4. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 

External links

• Route 10 endpoint photos